Appalling show of negligence: Varun Gandhi’s swipe at Centre’s cheetah import plan

By PTI

NEW DELHI: With the central authorities revealing plans to import extra cheetahs from South Africa, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday mentioned India ought to concentrate on conserving its personal endangered species and habitats.

“Importing cheetahs from Africa and allowing nine of them to die in a foreign land is not just cruelty; it’s an appalling display of negligence,” he wrote on X.

In an interview with PTI, Project Cheetah head SP Yadav mentioned the following batch of cheetahs could be imported from South Africa and launched into Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is anticipated to be able to welcome the noticed felines by the top of the 12 months.

Gandhi mentioned, “We should focus on conserving our own endangered species and habitats rather than contributing to the suffering of these magnificent creatures. This reckless pursuit of exotic animals must end immediately, and we should prioritise the welfare of our native wildlife instead.”

Congress chief Abhishek Singhvi ridiculed the announcement, saying, “After the wildly successful project of Cheetas from Namibia (9 dead already)lo & behold Cheetas from South Africa (sic).”

Cartoonist Satish Acharya urged the federal government to “spare the cheetahs”, a sentiment echoed by many X customers.

Many, nevertheless, backed the transfer.

“I fully support this. People should stop emotionally venting. India is attempting something very difficult I.e. reintroducing cheetahs to the wild and must take all efforts necessary,” wrote one person on X.

Project Cheetah, India’s bold initiative to reintroduce cheetahs after their extinction within the nation, marks its first anniversary on Sunday.

The initiative started on September 17 final 12 months when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a bunch of cheetahs introduced from Namibia into an enclosure at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park.

Since then, the mission has been intently watched by conservationists and specialists worldwide.

Twenty cheetahs had been imported from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno in two batches – one in September final 12 months and the second in February.

Since March, six of those grownup cheetahs have died as a consequence of numerous causes.

In May, three of the 4 cubs born to a feminine Namibian cheetah succumbed to excessive warmth.

The remaining cub is being raised beneath human take care of future wilding.

NEW DELHI: With the central authorities revealing plans to import extra cheetahs from South Africa, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday mentioned India ought to concentrate on conserving its personal endangered species and habitats.

“Importing cheetahs from Africa and allowing nine of them to die in a foreign land is not just cruelty; it’s an appalling display of negligence,” he wrote on X.

In an interview with PTI, Project Cheetah head SP Yadav mentioned the following batch of cheetahs could be imported from South Africa and launched into Madhya Pradesh’s Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is anticipated to be able to welcome the noticed felines by the top of the 12 months.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Gandhi mentioned, “We should focus on conserving our own endangered species and habitats rather than contributing to the suffering of these magnificent creatures. This reckless pursuit of exotic animals must end immediately, and we should prioritise the welfare of our native wildlife instead.”

Congress chief Abhishek Singhvi ridiculed the announcement, saying, “After the wildly successful project of Cheetas from Namibia (9 dead already)lo & behold Cheetas from South Africa (sic).”

Cartoonist Satish Acharya urged the federal government to “spare the cheetahs”, a sentiment echoed by many X customers.

Many, nevertheless, backed the transfer.

“I fully support this. People should stop emotionally venting. India is attempting something very difficult I.e. reintroducing cheetahs to the wild and must take all efforts necessary,” wrote one person on X.

Project Cheetah, India’s bold initiative to reintroduce cheetahs after their extinction within the nation, marks its first anniversary on Sunday.

The initiative started on September 17 final 12 months when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a bunch of cheetahs introduced from Namibia into an enclosure at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park.

Since then, the mission has been intently watched by conservationists and specialists worldwide.

Twenty cheetahs had been imported from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno in two batches – one in September final 12 months and the second in February.

Since March, six of those grownup cheetahs have died as a consequence of numerous causes.

In May, three of the 4 cubs born to a feminine Namibian cheetah succumbed to excessive warmth.

The remaining cub is being raised beneath human take care of future wilding.